Suburb in Blacktown

Eastern Creek, NSW

Eastern Creek had a population of 874 at the 2021 Census (+5.7% since 2016). Median age 31.7. Median weekly household income $1,857. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Eastern Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Sydney - Blacktown

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Eastern Creek's population grew by 5.7% to 874, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 31.7, it is younger than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 14.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.0%.

32.9% of households rent, close to the NSW average of 33.1%. 22.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 244 households.

The median household earns $1,857 a week, in line with the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $383 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,940 a month.

35.0% of residents were born overseas, more than the NSW average of 31.0%. 38.1% use a language other than English at home. 23.1% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Eastern Creek beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureEastern CreekNSWAustralia
Population8748,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age31.738.438.2
Households2442,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments1.2%21.8%14.3%
Renting32.9%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright22.5%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,857$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$383$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,940$2,142$1,866
Born overseas35.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home38.1%28.2%23.6%
No religion23.1%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+5.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7972011
  2. 8272016
  3. 8742021

Age

Median age 31.7, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Eastern Creek New South Wales
Share of people by age, Eastern Creek and New South Wales
0–914.2%
10–1918.5%
20–2913.7%
30–3913.6%
40–4914.3%
50–599.8%
60–696.8%
70–794.5%
80+2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Eastern Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian27.5%
  2. English23.0%
  3. Filipino8.5%
  4. Indian6.7%
  5. Australian Aboriginal5.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Arabic6.5%
  2. Hindi3.2%
  3. Tagalog3.1%
  4. Filipino2.7%
  5. Samoan2.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines5.4%
  2. New Zealand4.7%
  3. Fiji3.1%
  4. India3.0%
  5. Samoa1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Eastern Creek

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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